MRP’s merchandise allows customers to create cool, fashionable and memorable moments each and every season. But this season, there is a bit of a twist: patches and badges are having a major moment on the streets and MRP has got you covered. With only R39.99 a pack, you too can now create your own high street to Instagram-worthy moments that are bound to inspire others around you.
We had our own fun interpretation on the latest MRP’s DIY winter trend. As a backdrop, we enlarged the badges and patches and stuck them on the wall, plus we had fun customizing some of the clothes with badges and patches. We wanted to encourage our readers to always believe in their own creative flair and create some magic with what they have.
Whether it be parkas, bombers and denim jackets, it’s all about accessorizing your winter wardrobe to make your look your own.
It’s always interesting to see how individuals use what they have to achieve their own style and tell their own story through the clothes they choose to wear. That’s why we chose Chido Muparutsa, an Outreach and Research Coordinator for Digify Bytes at Livity Africa and Nhlanhla Mdanyana, a freelance writer, model and event planner.
Chido is a beautiful, androgynous 27-year-old woman whose style I admire. She has the ability to feminize men’s clothing with ease. The self-proclaimed lover of clothes never disappoints on how she plays with colours, patterns and layering. This season has been truly an amazing experimental moment for her and she is enjoying each and every moment of it.
Tshepo Mosokotso (TM): What was your favourite outfit from the shoot?
Chido Muparutsa (CM): I enjoyed the powerful red faux fur look
TM: Who inspires you locally, in the fashion industry?
CM: At the moment I’m crushing on a brand called Muka Muka. They released an androgynous De Chine worksuit that allows you to stylize it as you please each day. Also I’m crushing on local stylist and designer Ngugi Vere’s afrocentric Shona Accra collection.
TM: What do you think of the latest trend, DIY: customising your MRP clothes with badges and patches?
CM: In my language patches are called Magamba. I’m happy that the trend has come back. I’m not yet into the badges but still appreciate other people rocking it.
Nhlanhla is a 21-year-old, fashionista whose style is simple yet impressively put together well. His style reeks of that typical “boy next door” steeze. His outfits are very much get-up-and-go – he himself admits that he doesn’t necessarily plan his look for the day because he fears he will end-up overdressing. I really appreciate his style because it’s relatable – and it doesn’t hurt that he’s built like a model and the clothes just drape on him like a mannequin.
Tshepo Mosokotso (TM): What was your favourite outfit from the shoot?
Nhlanhla Mdanyana (NM): Tough one – considering how much I love olive and there were two olive pieces but because there was a hat involved … I’d say the outfit with the olive bomber.
TM: Who inspires you locally, in the fashion industry?
NM: It has to be The Sartists, more so Wanda. Their ability to translate periods in history and still maintain their own unique style always gets to me.
TM: What do you think of the latest trend, DIY: customizing your MRP clothes with badges and patches?
NM: 100% love it. I love that now people are starting to find themselves through clothes, so they know what details to add and what to cut out.
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Words, Styling and Production: Tshepo Mosokotso
Photography and Art Direction: Siyabonga Mkhasibe
